Only Guest Stars in the Building Quiz

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Matthew Broderick started his acting career in the theater in the 1980s, winning a Tony award for "Brighton Beach Memoirs" in 1983. He won a second Tony in 1995 for his performance in "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying". His film credits include "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", "Glory", "War Games", and "Manchester by the Sea". He has also done voices for the animated films "The Lion King", "Bee Movie", and "The Tale of Despereaux".

Mel Brooks is one of the few performers to win the EGOT collection of awards - Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. He started in the 1950s as a writer for Sid Caesar's "Your Show of Shows". He went on to produce "Get Smart", a successful sendup of the James Bond style of secret agent films which were popular. His 1968 film, "The Producers" won the Oscar for best original screenplay. He then wrote and directed "Blazing Saddles", and "Young Frankenstein" in 1974, and has continued to produce films through the following decades. He adapted his 1967 film,"The Producers" for Broadway, and won twelve Tony Awards in 2001.

Comedian and talk show host Jimmy Fallon plays himself in an episode of season one of "Only Murders in the Building". He was a member of "Saturday Night Live" from 1998 to 2004 before hosting "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" between 2009 and 2014. He left "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" for the "Tonight Show" in 2014.

Tina Fey began her career as a member of Chicago's "The Second City" troupe before becoming a writer for Saturday Night Live in 1997 and head writer in 1999. She moved in front of the camera starting in 2000. Fey left SNL and created the comedy "30 Rock" in 2006. She has also been in the films "Mean Girls", "Muppets Most Wanted" and "Date Night" among others.

Acting professionally since the early 1980s, Nathan Lane has won three Tony Awards, for "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum", "The Producers", and "Angels in America". He won an Emmy award as Greek dip maker Teddy Dimas in "Only Murders in the Building", as well as two daytime Emmy awards for voice work in "Timon & Pumbaa" and "Teacher's Pet". He was the voice of Timon in "The Lion King", as well as starring in the films "The Birdcage" and "The Producers".

Another alumna of Chicago's "Second City" troupe, Jane Lynch starred in "Glee" and appeared in "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" as well as films like "Best in Show", "A Mighty Wind" and "For Your Consideration". "The 40-Year Old Virgin", and "The Three Stooges". She has been seen on stage in revivals of "Annie" and "Funny Girl".

Andrea Martin began acting in New York City, but found more success in Toronto where she joined the cast of "SCTV". She won a Tony award in 1992 for "My Favorite Year". She was featured in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding", and played Wanda the Word Fairy on "Sesame Street".

Shirley MacLaine was born in Richmond, VA, in 1934, and began her acting career on Broadway in the early 1950s. She made her first film, "The Trouble with Harry" in 1955. She appeared in many films over the next six decades including "Around the World in 80 Days", "Terms of Endearment", for which she won an Oscar in 1983, "Steel Magnolias", "Postcards from the Edge", and "The Turning Point".

Paul Rudd has been in the films "Clueless", "Romeo and Juliet", "Knocked Up", "I Love You Man", and the two "Ghostbusters" sequels "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" and "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire", among others. He has appeared in TV shows like "Friends", "Reno 911!", "Veronica Mars", and "Saturday Night Live".

Amy Ryan was nominated for the Academy Award for her performance in "Gone Baby Gone". She started her acting career in 1987 in an off-Broadway production. She was nominated for a Tony for her performance as Sonya in Chekov's "Uncle Vanya" and also for her performance as Stella in "A Streetcar Named Desire".

It says something about the guest stars on "Only Murders in the Building" that Amy Schumer, who has a Tony award and a Primetime Emmy award and several other nominations to her credit, is the second least-awarded person on this list. Schumer took fourth place in the 2007 season of "Last Comic Standing"

Sting, formerly the vocalist and primary songwriter for The Police, has appeared in the films "Quadrophenia" and "Dune", among others. He has appeared on "Saturday Night Live" six times, hosting twice.

Meryl Streep has won three Oscars, three Emmys, two BAFTAs, nine Golden Globes, and a pair of Screen Actors' Guild Awards, along with a slew of other awards in her storied career. She has starred in films ranging from the serious "Sophie's Choice" to the musical "Mamma Mia".